Downgrading Iceweasel on Debian Wheezy
By default, Debian Wheezy installs Iceweasel (Firefox) 10.x. This can break a lot of extensions so, for those who would rather stick with version 3.x, this is how I reverted to the older version.
About Category "Software"
The Software category is applied to posts about using, reviewing and writing software. Would be of most interest to those doing similar things. Non-geeks may wish to peruse other categories.
Extensible Metadata for Your CMS
How many Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) have an extensible system that can allow the creation, maintenance and display of metadata such as Dublin Core? Very few, if any. Now over 2 years in the making, this article explains concepts that may be used to extend CMS to accommodate this.
Audience:
CMS developers; CMS users; metadata enthusiasts.
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Monday, 7th December 2009Base Conversions in MySQL
Want to convert between number bases in MySQL? Here are a couple of stored procedures to let you convert to/from any base you fancy.
Audience:
MySQL users; people who think that the 16 digits of hexadecimal just aren't enough;
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Friday, 18th September 2009
In and Out of SVG
Whilst SVG is a great graphics format to work with, sometimes there is a need to import other formats into it or to export it to the likes of PDF. This article details a real-life application and techniques I used to import to and export from SVG.
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Tuesday, 4th August 2009Dear Oracle...
Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems. Smiffy wants stuff.
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Tuesday, 21st April 2009Smiffy's Random Tech Tips
The first in a series of irregular and infrequent collections of tips relating to (X)HTML, Perl, MySQL, Un*x and other technologies.
Audience:
Geeks.
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Wednesday, 15th April 2009follow-u-tron
Smiffy's answer for Twitter #followfriday nominations.
Audience:
Twitterers who like Perl.
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Saturday, 14th March 2009;last updated on Thursday, 26th March 2009
Ada Lovelace Day - Women in Technology Whom I Admire
It started with - I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same. - These are my nominations.
Audience:
Everyone in who is in or is serviced by the technology sector. (And who isn't?)
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Saturday, 7th February 2009;last updated on Tuesday, 24th March 2009
The Solstice Clock - Part 3
What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock. Part 3 presents the circuit schematic and board layout of the prototype Solstice Clock.
Audience:
Those interested in time and timekeeping, calendars, astronomy, microcontrollers and electronics projects.
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Wednesday, 4th February 2009The Solstice Clock - Part 2
What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock. Part 2 tells of a simplification of the original concept, more things that the clock can do, and choosing a microcontroller and clock crystal to drive it.
Audience:
Those interested in time and timekeeping, calendars, astronomy, microcontrollers and electronics projects.
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Tuesday, 3rd February 2009;last updated on Wednesday, 4th February 2009
